WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Plans for a second residence hall at the Wichita State University campus are on hold.

University officials say president John Bardo delayed the project because the expected cost of $50 million to $60 million is too high.

The university had hoped to build a new 400- to 600-bed residence hall in time to open it for the fall semester of 2017. Bardo had said it was an important part of building a new innovation campus at Wichita State.

The Wichita Eagle reports the university opened a 784-bed dormitory on campus last August, at a cost of $60 million.

University spokesman Lou Heldman says no decisions have been made on whether the second hall will be built in the future.

Only 8 percent of Wichita State students live on campus.